1. Longitude and Latitude Grid
Latitude and Longitude
Geographic Grid

2. Longitude and Latitude Grid

3. The International date line

5. Tropics

6. Compass points

7. Compass

8. Compass
Azimuths The compass bearings in degrees (360 ) measured clockwise from true or magnetic north.
In azimuthal notation, a circle is divided up from 0 to 359 in a clockwise direction. North is 0, east is 90, south is 180, and west is 270.

10. Magnetic North
The Earth is like a giant magnet and has a magnetic field.
On a compass the needle points to Magnetic North Pole
The Magnetic North Pole moves from year to year due to movements in the earths core

11. Declination
The angular distance between True North and Magnetic North.
Shown on a Topographic map as

13. Long and Lat
Finish handouts

14. Long and Lat
A) Utilize the index in your atlas to answer the following. Latitude Longitude
Spokane, Washington 48ºN 117ºW
Edmonton, Alberta 54ºN 114ºW
Mexico City, Mexico 19ºN 99ºW
Havana, Cuba 23ºN 82ºW

15. Long and Lat B) Which cities are at the following coordinates?
1) 54ºN 130ºW Prince Rupert
2) 34ºN 118ºW Los Angeles
3) 30ºN 90ºW New Orleans
4) 53ºN 60ºW Happy Valley

16. Long and Lat
Label the 16 compass points

17. Long and Lat
Label the 8 Main Azimuths (degrees)